BEX3311 Entrepreneurial mindsets and capabilities
Faculty of Business and Economics
BEX3311 Entrepreneurial mindsets and capabilities is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BEX3311
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After BEX3311
1 unit list BEX3311 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed 72 credit points of study to undertake this unit.
Overview
Entrepreneurship and innovation are driven by our ability to interrogate the world around us and think critically to identify challenges and opportunities worth exploring. The ability to make sense of, and create insight from a problem space or context, powers creative and innovative solutions. Furthermore, the ability to systematically employ creative thinking and to develop prototypes and approaches to validate hypotheses are crucial skills for entrepreneurs and innovators.
This unit provides you with an overall understanding of entrepreneurship and innovation, with a deep dive into cutting edge industry-informed and designed ways of working and hands-on experience in problem exploration. We use design-driven and innovation-focused research, analysis and synthesis tools and techniques to help you tackle a challenge space of your choosing. The unit takes you through human-centred approaches and requires the generation of novel concepts, solutions and tangible concepts to validate with target customers and/or end-users, culminating in an Industry Showcase.
Whether you want to establish a start-up, work in corporate innovation, or just have a really great toolkit to help you do any job better, this unit will give you the right foundations.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Caulfield | Online |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
be critical and creative thinkers who are able to communicate effectively and perceptively to a variety of key stakeholders
- 2
produce innovative solutions to problems or opportunities by applying research skills to business challenges
- 3
be responsible and effective global citizens who engage in an internationalised world by being able to demonstrate cross cultural competencies and empathy whilst acting ethically and sustainably
- 4
demonstrate broad knowledge and technical capabilities driven by an entrepreneurial mindset across a variety of domains including but not limited to the business, professional and public policy communities that we serve
- 5
understand and be able to test critical issues relating to problem-solution fit
- 6
develop and manage effective ways of working in a start-up team.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit is a practice-based unit comprising of the following learning activities.
4 x 3-week sprints carried out as follows:
- Week 1: Interactive workshops (3hrs) and online learning modules
- Week 2: Field research with supporting coaching sessions with Industry Teaching team
- Week 3: Deep-dive, interactive workshops to consolidate learning
Each session will build on previous week's work and on the activities expected of teams in between classes.
The unit places students in 'start-up' style teams, and teams are treated like small businesses. It is expected that teams work outside of these sessions to develop their ideas and work through activities prescribed in between sessions, totalling approximately 10-12 hours per week including sessions outlined above. Independent work requirements for teams may include associated readings, assessment, out of class activities and preparation for scheduled sessions.
This unit provides you with the opportunity to engage in industry-based learning to incorporate professional and industry experience into your studies.
Learning resources
Technology resources
We will be using Miro and Slack as our main workshop and team collaboration tools.
Where it fits
BEX3311 is part of 1 area of study in the 2023 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor David Gilbert
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BEX3311?
BEX3311 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after BEX3311?
BEX3311 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including BEX3411.
When is BEX3311 offered?
In 2023, BEX3311 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield, with an online option.
How much work is BEX3311?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BEX3311 have an exam?
No. BEX3311 has 1 assessment task and no exam.
Which majors and minors include BEX3311?
BEX3311 is part of Engineering entrepreneurship.